Gearhardt vita 12
Last Updated: 2/10/2015
Curriculum Vitae
Ashley N. Gearhardt, Ph.D.
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Michigan
Department of Psychology
530 Church St.
2268 East Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734.647.3920
Website: http://fastlab.psych.lsa.umich.edu/
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology 2012 – present
Member – BioSocial Methods Collaborative, Institute for Social Research 2013 – present
Affiliate Faculty – Substance Abuse Program, Department of Psychiatry 2013 – present
Adjunct Faculty – Department of Psychology, Michigan State University 2013 – present
Licensure: State of Michigan – Fully Licensed Clinical Psychologist License #6301015278
EDUCATION
▪ Yale University, New Haven, CT
Doctoral of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology 2012 with Distinction
Dissertation: An Examination of the Validity of “Food Addiction”
M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology 2010
M.S. in Clinical Psychology 2009
▪ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.A. (Highest Honors) in Psychology 2003
HONORS AND AWARDS
▪ Doctor of Philosophy presented with distinction for exceptional dissertation research, Yale University (2012)
▪ Dissertation Fellowship, The Samuel K. Bushnell Fellowship Fund, Yale University (2010-2011)
▪ Highest Honors, University of Michigan (2003) for being in the top 3% of the graduating class
▪ James B. Angell Scholar, University of Michigan (2002-2003) for students who earn straight A’s
▪ Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, University of Michigan (2002-2003)
▪ Golden Key Honor Society for Academic Excellence (2001-2003)
▪ William J. Branstrom Freshman Prize, University of Michigan (2001) for being in the top 5% of the freshman class
▪ University Honors, University of Michigan (2000-2003) for a 3.5 or higher grade point average
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS * Mentee/student co-authors under my supervision are underlined
1) Schulte, E.M., Avena, N.M., & Gearhardt, A.N. (In Press). Which foods may be addictive? The roles of processing, fat and glycemic load. PLOS ONE.
2) Schulte, E.M., Joyner, M.A., Potenza, M.N., Grilo, C.M., & Gearhardt, A.N. (In Press). Current Considerations Regarding Food Addiction. Current Addiction Reports.
3) Granero, R., Hilker-Salinas, I., Agüera, Z., Jimenez-Murcia, S., Sauchelli, S., Islam, M., Fagundo, B., Sánchez, I., Riesco, N., Dieguez, C., Soriano, J., Salcedo-Sanchez, C., Casaneuva, F., De la Torre, R., Menchon, J.M., Gearhardt, A.N., & Fernandez-Aranda, F. (2014). Food addiction in a Spanish sample of eating disorders: DSM-5 diagnostic subtypes differentiation and validation data. European Eating Disorders Review, 22, 389-396.
4) Yokum, S., Gearhardt, A.N., Harris, J.L., Brownell, K.D. & Stice, E. (2014). Individual Differences in Striatum Activity to Food Commercials Predict Weight Gain in Adolescents. Obesity, 22, 2544–2551.
5) Pursey, K.M., Stanwell, P., Gearhardt, A.N., Collins, C.E., & Burrows, T.L. (2014). The prevalence of food addiction as assessed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale: A systematic review. Nutrients, 6, 4552-4590.
6) Meule, A. & Gearhardt, A.N. (2014). Food Addiction in the Light of DSM-5. Nutrients, 6, 3653-3671.
7) Meule, A. & Gearhardt, A.N. (2014). Five years of the Yale Food Addiction Scale: Taking stock and moving forward. Current Addiction Reports, 1, 193-205.
8) Gearhardt, A.N., Yokum, S., Stice, E., Harris, J.L., & Brownell, K.D. (2014). Relation of obesity to neural activation in response to food commercials. Social Cognitive Affective Neuroscience. 9, 932-938.
9) Gearhardt, A.N., Boswell, R.G., & White, M.A. (2014). The association of “food addiction” with body mass index and disordered eating. Eating Behaviors. 15(3), 427-433.
10) Gearhardt, A.N., Rizk, M.T., & Treat, T.A. (2014). The association of food characteristics and individual differences with ratings of craving and liking. Appetite. 79, 166-173.
11) Flint, A.J., Gearhardt, A.N., Corbin, W.R., Field, A.E., Brownell, K.D., & Rimm, E.B. (2014). Food addiction scale measurement in 2 cohorts of middle-aged and older women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 99(3), 578-86.
12) Gearhardt, A.N., Roberto, C.A., Seamans, M.J., Corbin, W.R., & Brownell, K.D. (2013). Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale for Children. Eating Behaviors, 14, 508-512.
13) Gearhardt, A.N., White, M.A., Masheb, R.M., & Grilo, C.M. (2013). An examination of food addiction in a racially diverse sample of obese patients with binge eating disorder in primary care settings. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54, 500-505.
14) Gearhardt, A.N., Robert, M., & Ashe, M. (2013). If sugar is addictive…what does it mean for the law? The Journal of Law, Medicine, & Ethics. 41 (S1), 46-49.
15) Gearhardt, A.N. & Brownell, K.D. (2013). The importance of understanding the impact of children’s food marketing on the brain. Journal of Pediatrics. 162, 672-673.
16) Gearhardt, A.N. & Brownell, K.D. (2013). Can food and addiction change the game? Biological Psychiatry. 73, 802-803.
17) Gearhardt, A.N., Treat, T.A., Hollingworth, A., & Corbin, W.R. (2012). The relation between eating-related individual differences and attentional biases for high fat and high sugar foods. Eating Behaviors, 13, 371-374.
18) Gearhardt, A.N. & Yokum, S. (2012). Defining food addiction and assessing its role in treatment. Directions in Psychiatry, 32, 15-22.
19) Gearhardt, A.N.,* Bragg, M.,* Pearl, R..,* Schvey, N.,* Roberto, C.A.*, & Brownell, K.D (2012). Obesity and public policy. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 8, 405-430.
*Shared first authorship
20) Avena, N.M.,* Gearhardt, A.N.,* Gold, M.S., Wang, G-J, & Potenza, M.N. (2012). Tossing the baby out with the bath water after a brief rinse? The potential downside of dismissing food addiction based on limited data. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 13, 514.
*Shared first authorship
21) Gearhardt, A.N., Harrison, E.L.R. & McKee, S.A. (2012). Does co-morbid depression alter the inverse relationship between obesity and substance use disorders? Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 124, 185-188.
22) Gearhardt, A.N., White, M.A, Masheb, R.M., Morgan, P.T., Crosby, R.D., & Grilo, C.M. (2012). An examination of the food addiction construct in obese patients with binge eating disorder. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 45, 657-663.
23) Gearhardt, A.N., Davis, C., Kuschner, R., & Brownell, K.D. (2011). The addiction potential of hyperpalatable foods. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 4, 140-145.
24) Gearhardt, A.N., White, M.A., & Potenza, M.N. (2011). Binge eating disorder and food addiction. Current Drug Abuse Reviews, 4, 201-207.
25) Gearhardt, A.N., DiLeone, R.J., Grilo, C.M., & Potenza, M.N. (2011). Important next steps in evaluating food’s addictive potential. Addiction, 107, 1219-1220.
26) Gearhardt, A.N., Grilo, C.M., DiLeone, R.J., & Potenza, M.N. (2011). Can food be addictive? Public health and policy implications. Addiction, 106, 1208-1212.
27) Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (2011). The role of food addiction in clinical research. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 17, 1140-1142.
28) Gearhardt, A.N., Yokum, S., Orr, P.T., Stice, E., Corbin, W.R., & Brownell, K.D. (2011). The neural correlates of food addiction. Archives of General Psychiatry, 68, 808-816.
29) Gearhardt, A.N., & Corbin, W.R. (2009). Family history of alcohol problems as a moderator of the relation between body mass index and alcohol consumption. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 23, 327-337.
30) Gearhardt, A.N., Corbin, W.R., & Brownell, K.D. (2009). Preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Appetite, 52, 430-436.
31) Gearhardt, A.N., Corbin, W.R., & Brownell, K.D. (2009). Food addiction: An examination of the diagnostic criteria for dependence. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 3, 1-7.
32) Corbin, W. R., Gearhardt, A.N., & Fromme, K. (2008). Stimulant alcohol effects prime within session drinking behavior. Psychopharmacology, 197, 327-337
BOOK CHAPTERS
1) Gearhardt, A.N., Murray, S., & Avena, N.M. (In Press). Emerging evidence of addiction in problematic eating behavior. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Psychology. Robert, S. & Kosslyn, S. (Eds.) Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
2) Gearhardt, A.N., Boswell, R.G., & Potenza, M.N. (In Press). Neuroimaging of eating disorders, substance use disorders, and addictions: unique and overlapping systems. Eating Disorders, Addictions and Substance Use Disorders: Research, Clinical and Treatment Perspectives. Brewerton, T. & Dennis, A.B. (Eds.) New York: Springer.
3) Gearhardt, A.N. (2014). The science of food and addiction and the potential impact on the food system. Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Public Health, Environment, and Equity. (pp405-406) Neff, R. (Ed.) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
4) Ahmed, S.H., Avena, N.M., Berridge, K.C., Gearhardt, A.N., & Guillem, K. (2013). Food reward and addiction. Neuroscience in the 21st Century. (pp. 2833-2857) Plaff, D. (Ed.) New York: Springer.
5) Gearhardt, A.N. & Potenza, M.N. (2013). Common neural mechanisms in obesity and drug addiction. Biological Research on Addiction. (pp. 425-430). Miller, P (Ed.) San Diego: Academic Press.
6) Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (2012). Food addiction and diagnostic criteria for dependence. Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook. (pp. 167-171). Brownell, K.D. & Gold, M.S. (Eds.) New York: Oxford University Press.
7) Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (2012). Interactions between alcohol consumption, eating, and weight. Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook. (pp. 249-253). Brownell, K.D. & Gold, M.S. (Eds.) New York: Oxford University Press.
8) Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (2012). Clinical assessment of food addiction. Food and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook (pp. 281-284). Brownell, K.D. & Gold, M.S. (Eds.) New York: Oxford University Press.
9) Gearhardt, A.N. (2008). Drugs and food. Encyclopedia of Obesity (pp. 198-201). Keller, K (Ed.) Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
1) Joyner, M.A., Schulte, E.M., Wilt, A. & Gearhardt, A.N. (under review). Addictive-Like Eating Mediates the Association between Eating Motivations and Elevated Body Mass Index.
2) Mason, A.E., Laraia, B., Daubenmier, J., Mecht, F.M., Lustig, R.H., Adler, N., Dallman, M., Gearhardt, A.N., & Epel, E.S. (under review). Putting the brakes on the "drive to eat": A repeated measures study of naltrexone and reward based eating.
3) Joyner, M.A., White, M.A., & Gearhardt, A.N. (under review). Food craving as a mediator between addictive-like eating, restraint, and problematic eating outcomes.
GRANT FUNDING
▪ Title: Biobehavioral Mechanisms Linking Stress and Obesity in Low-Income Children
Role: Co-Investigator
Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Total Amount: $444,900
Grant Duration: September 2012 to June 2015
▪ Title: Compulsion and the Brain
Role: Primary Investigator
Source: University of Michigan fMRI Laboratory Pilot Grant
Total Amount: $24,000
Grant Duration: May 2014 to May 2015
CONFERENCE POSTER PRESENTATIONS
▪ Boswell, R.G., Gearhardt, A.N., & White, M.A. (November 2013). The association of “Food Addiction” with body mass index and disordered eating. Poster presented at Presidential Poster Session at the 78th annual meeting of The Obesity Society, Atlanta, GA.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N., Roberto, C.A., Seamans, M.J., Corbin, W.R., & Brownell, K.D. (August 2012). Evidence of addictive-like eating behavior in childhood obesity. Poster presented at Presidential Poster Session at the 120th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.
▪Van Weelden, O.H., Halberstadt, J., Belder, M.S., Gearhardt, A.N., Brownell, K.D., & Seidell, J.C. (May 2012). Signs of food addiction in severely obese and non-obese children: an explorative stuty of the Yale Food Addiction Scale-Kids in Dutch adolescents. Poster presented at the 19th annual meeting of the European Congress on Obesity in Lyon, France.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N., Treat, T.A., Hollingworth, A., & Corbin, W.R. (May 2011). The relation between eating-related individual differences and attentional biases for high fat and high sugar foods. Poster presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington D.C.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N., Spoor, S., Orr, P., Stice, E. (May 2010). The association between food addiction and anticipatory reward. Poster presented at the 22nd annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (June, 2010). Evidence for incentive sensitization in binge drinking young adults. Poster presentated at the 33rd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (November, 2009). Self-identification as a food addict: Implications for research and treatment. Poster presented at the 43rd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
▪ Pantalon, M., Aldao, A., Gearhardt, A.N., et al. (November, 2009). Can Probation Officers be trained to use brief motivational interviewing? Poster presented at the 43rd annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, New York, NY.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N., Corbin, W.R., & Brownell, K.D. (July, 2008). A preliminary validation of the Yale Food Addiction Scale. Poster presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington D.C.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. & Corbin, W.R. (November, 2007). The effect of a positive family history of alcoholism on body mass index. Poster presented at the 41st annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.
TALKS/ PRESENTATIONS/ LECTURES
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (January, 2015). The intersection of addiction and eating. Presentation given at the Momentum Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (July, 2014). Assessing the validity of questionnaires for food behaviors and addiction. Presentation given at the Institute of Medicine Food Forum at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (June, 2014). Public policy factors that promote eating issues. Presentation given at the American Diabetic Association Conference in San Francisco, CA.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (May, 2014). “Food addiction” and obesity. Presentation given at the Obesity Prevention and Action Conference at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (February, 2014). An examination of the validity of “food addiction.” Presentation given at the Personality and Social Context Brown Bag at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (December, 2013). Clinical implications of addictive eating. Presentation given at the Jackson VA Hospital’s obesity group in Jackson, Michigan.
▪ Joyner, M.A., Gearhardt, A.N., & White, M.A. (November 2014). Food Craving as a Mediator Between Addictive-like Eating Behavior and Problematic Overeating Outcomes. Poster presented at The Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA.
▪ Schulte, E.M., & Gearhardt, A.N. (November 2014) Which Foods May Be Addictive? Presented at The Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting, Boston, MA.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (November, 2013). An examination of the validity of “food addiction.” Presentation given at the Obesity Society in Atlanta, Georgia.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (October, 2013). An examination of the validity of “food addiction.” Presentation given at the Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Forum at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (October, 2013). An examination of the validity of “food addiction.” Presentation given at the Center for Human Growth and Development at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (October, 2013). Evidence of addictive eating in humans. Presentation given at the European Conference of Neuropsychopharmacology in Barcelona, Spain.
▪ Gearhardt, A.N. (May, 2013). Evidence of addictive eating in humans. Presentation given at the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco, California.